Sentences with phrase «chronic pain mechanisms»

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Neuroscience can contribute to better understanding the mechanisms that turn acute pain into chronic pain, assessing the long - term impact that chronic pain has on the brain, and the benefits and risks of various treatment options.

The lab will continue to investigate the intricate mechanisms underlying A3AR pain relief with the hope of providing better palliative care to individuals suffering from unnecessary chronic pain.

«Chronic pain can result from the loss of regulatory mechanisms in the nervous system pathway that transmits pain,» Salvemini said.

Chronic low back pain is associated with altered pain processing, suggesting a mechanism related to central sensitization of pain.

«This study provides the first synaptic mechanisms to explain the multiple functions of ACC neurons in pathological conditions such as chronic pain» says Dr. Zhuo.

«Had JFK presented for treatment today, the contemporary understanding of the mechanisms underlying chronic pain would support a different treatment approach,» she says.

A study led by Professor Lucía Hipólito, from the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology of the University of Valencia, has revealed a new mechanism to treat chronic inflammatory pain that could help reduce the drug doses necessary for treatments.

Our next steps are to explore whether the same mechanism applies to other chronic pain conditions.»

Another potential mechanism is that this gene knockout blocks the interaction between pain receptors and chronic inflammation, a process that is thought to cause harm in old tissues and organs.

The mechanisms by which low - level laser therapy (LLLT) decreases pain include release of endogenous opioids, changes in conduction latencies of nerves, increased cellular metabolism, increased circulation, promotion of neovascularization, decreased fibrosis formation, and reduction of inflammation.30 Feline conditions that respond well to LLLT include osteoarthritis, degenerative lumbosacral stenosis, fractures, chronic wounds, and stomatitis.31 Most cats tolerate LLLT well, as it is not painful and can be delivered in a relatively short time (FIGURE 2).31

He categorically dismisses chronic pain complaints unless, as he said, he can see or understand the mechanism causing the complaint.

While there is at this time no clear explanation for chronic pain, recent work on the nervous system suggests that it may result from pathological changes in the nervous mechanisms that result in pain continuing and non-painful stimuli being perceived as painful.